Vespa and scooter enthusiasts and their fans can participate in a Guinness world record attempt for the largest scooter parade on the planet. The rally happens Saturday, June 23, 2012. The parade kicks off at 11:00 a.m.

Participation is free to anyone who will be driving any type of scooter in the parade. For those who don't wish to ride in the parade, it's a great opportunity to watch the event and be a part of history in the making.

The two-mile route through historic Lake Geneva will have a police escort. It ends with a celebration at Flatiron Park in the City of Lake Geneva. Coordinators hope to have 1,000 Vespas and scooters of all types participate.

Milwaukee Recreation has received the Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association’s Silver Star Award for Creative Service Delivery/Marketing for cities with populations over 24,000. The award, presented on November 2 during the WPRA’s annual statewide conference, recognizes the creative marketing work that Milwaukee Recreation developed to publicize its 100th anniversary throughout 2011.

“The Silver Star Award is the highest honor awarded by the WPRA,” says Molly Barrett, Milwaukee Recreation’s director. “We are especially pleased to receive this award because everything we accomplished was developed in-house. We are grateful to everyone who supported our centennial celebration and look forward to continuing our proud tradition of quality recreation and enrichment programs for the next 100 years.”

Milwaukee Recreation’s Paralympic Sports program will host the 2011 Paralympic Experience in conjunction with U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee. The event is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, July 25 at Juneau Campus, 6415 W. Mount Vernon Ave. The event is free and open to the public.